Coat hanger



Aug. 31, 1943. H. J. HANAUER COAT HANGER Filed Sept. 14, 1942 INVENI'OR.

ATTORNEYS.

ramme Aug. 31* 9 3 further object of; the Wide a fiberbogrd oat hanger havingm'iw m: trouse rs'barbfiubstatjtial hicknes s and r hed trousers engaging surface gyyakporti o'n of V double thiclmessincluding l elatively'l'fcide' fwana' for additional-strengthund rigidity."

fircbminguilobtaina blefjl"'* N f 'It is, therefpre a prmiaty; cbiectnf "the A furtheriobjecp of the invention is to p pufcxas ing drmarkingtheh'saithe.

invezitiotiiis to pm hs'wing; a'n evenly rounded- 1 or I A; further object of the mventionis' t A furthe'r object-0f the inventifipnts'gtd provide mi s a "one-piece" fibenbdard eqat; hanger! havin ihnulder engagin gwingsiwhichmare scored to fas, eilitant'e" their assuming an: efiective mirved or arched position" in "a dimcjtitm'" away 1 m 1m mine (If the hanger 'p'roper; wr ng lport-ions "m o me hanger P rwd s r i t Pi b erlyg'uppqrt and engage portions of a. suit with- [r mnnemicc'e fiberncm go g s s eg wm p- 15 0:

' itysiinple constructiofi', is and O ned 1 iBadgenCarton'iCompany, Milwaukee, Wis, a r I Q 1113110 conditibfi for izs from 3115i; paid (ed I and is well adapted f'orthe. purposes despribed'.

invqntionconsists ,of .the improveq qoatl hanger,

In [the accompanyi ngdrawingin same reference "characters indicate? the Same hanger-tin its flat cbndi tioufor packing; Storing arched ctiat shoulder supports,"

hangexf afteri integral portions t h erzeo 'i-lhave Wi t q ld mtp flec iv Pos i us aa Fig. :3 is a transverse sctionaL yiew taken.

coat lfisfformgd'throlighbufl bf fiber qa d" pasteboard, cardboard; cqrrpgated hoard, myth 00 0 16 Ming vs'lruml'der andgroWemeans folding; dgeija by-mjeans of which a stripw' pemjanentlybilt fdld'alblypqnriectedto thtra vefsharktrib [0; "'At its endsthdgtrip lift-5 sevrdfrdm the stok of; thfehainger props? by pose hereinafter to' appear. When the portions of the coat hanger are ultimately folded into their proper positions for use, the strip I 4 be- The arched portion of the flap 23 is the portion comes; the upper inner layer of a reinforced trousers bar, as will clearly-appear.

Along the outer sloping edges of theshoulder bars Bare shoulder Wings I8 whose inner ends g are separated from the base of the; hook 6 by curved-edges l9 and whose outer ends are also curved; as atzil. Each wing is provided with groups of break orgfoldlines 2i, with-the group'slfi, of fold lines being interrupted by transverse 22 integral with the shoulder bars d.

webs

to assume a gradually curved edge formation instead of having abrupt or. angular bends therein.

' of the coat hanger which-receives trousers passed through the slot II, with the trousers rested'on V the broad arched eat surface of the flap 23 which will support the same'effectively' and prevent the formation of-creases or lines therein; It will 7 further lee-observed from Fig; 3 that the entire trousers bar is,- in cross section, of box-like for- V 'mationand is very rigid andjstrong due to the plies of material and due to the angular relation.-

ship of the folded flap portions.

The lower longitudinal edge of the trousers bar strip H! has fo-ldably connectedthereto a trousers bar flap 23, the connection'being along a fold or 'scored line 24. The inner portion or the flap 23 is of a length corresponding to thalt'of' the strip'lil with the opposite ends of said portion being curved.) The fiap' is then stepped or reduced to" providean intermediate'portion 25 and an outer'e dge portionZt, the latter, atjits ends being stepped or redueed relative tO 'the intermediate portion 25 and having locking shoulders 'and grooves 21 and'ZE. Both the interme- V diateandyouter edge portions 25 and 26 of the fiap'2'3 are provided withgroups of longitudinal break or fold lines 29 with the groups of fold lines being interruptedby' transverse Webs 3G. It should be observed thatzboth with respect to the shoulderjwings ldfand jthe trousers bar flap 23 that the fold lines 2| and, 29 respectively terj minat e short of the side edges of said members leaving substantial areas of stock aiding the strength'of said members and'facilitating ultimate curvatures of the same in arcs'rather than in sharp,angular'bends. V V Tnel improved coat hanger may be: readily stamped or die cut so as to simultaneously produce large quantities of the same with one operatio'nlby means of die-cutting a stack of superimf posedsheets of fiberboard material. Each coat hanger as thus produced is in theflat form d e.- picte'd'in- Fig. l irnaking it very convenient to 'store pack prship a large quantity of the coat hangers-withaminimuin of bulk.

W The clothing store or tailoringestablishment willhave on hand" a pile of the coat hangers in fiat forme /Vi ien itf'is desiredto use acoat hanger "the" operation or manipulation of lbendingithe, several wings and'fiap into proper position is easily and quickly accomplished For instance,

the vstrip M which becomes the-inner top layer of: the reinforced trousers bar is first folded through-the slot Hv so-asto assume a position ,substantially atright angles to the trousersbar strip is. V Thereafter,-the entire trousers bar flap flap 23" is additionally caused to break or fold along someof the fold lines 29 so that the outer edge portion 25 of the flap 23 may-then be pushed substantially horizontally through the slot H overlapping the previously inwardly folded "flap 7 M, The fla'pi23is locked in its efiective position by flexing the shoulders 2'! pastthev shoulders H at vthe ends of the slot It and then engaging the flap grooves 28 with'the grooves mat the corner base portions of the" slot H, whereupon the entire flap 23 will be locked in the position at Fig. 2. Proper arched formand curvatureof the-portions 25and 26 0f the flap 23 is effected by bending or flexing the same-on the groups of break lines 29;

The webs 3e "andfthe stock at the end portions or the flap 23 "permit thebent portions of the flap shape, as'best shown in Figs; 2 and 3. Here againv I or a coat supported by the hanger.

Following the quickarrangement of the flap 23 win its effective position; the shoulder Wings 18 are broken slightly along thei'r'fold lines Zlfafld arearranged in a rearwardly curved or arched the webs 22 and'stock at the ends of the wings aid in preventing angularity of the rolled wings and give a proper rounding to the same. These wings, as time arranged, present broad curved surfaces 'fo'r'engaging the inner shoulder While the improved hanger is adapted for coats and trousers, it is equally well suited for [any other class of garments for which coat hangers' of this type are generally used; The bar portiondescribed asbeing adapted for trousers may, of course, be usedfor'ladies skirts or other types of garments.

l rorn the foregoing: description it will be seen that the improved coat hanger may be manu- V fact'ured at a minirnum'fof expense and effort and is composed throughout of readilyavailable fiberboard material or the like. The coat hanger, while imperfectly fiat form ior packing stor-i age, andfshipping, can be quickly arranged for,

use; and when in use itprovides broad curved surfaces for'supporting and engaging portions of vgarments in amanner to prevent marking and s V creasing the garments; The coat hanger is fur thermore rigid, strong, and durable and is well adapted for'the 'purpo'sesset' forth;

What is claimed as the, invention is: V

i l. A garmenthanger; comprising a flat body 7 portion having a hook; projecting from one edge thereof, intermediate its ends, the body portion adjacent the opposite edge having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip foldably associated with the body portion atthe lower edge of the slot of:

-' less breadth'than the, slot and foldable outof the slot to an outwardly projecting angular position to provide a ledge at the lower edge of the slot,

a deformableflap foldably-associated with said opposite edge ofithe bodyrportion "and project- 2 3' is folded inwardly and toward the rear face of i the coat hangeralong thelong foldline 24; The

overhang relative to. the folded stripQand (:6- operating means "at'theends of the slot and at the stepped' ends" of the flap toreleasably lock the flap initsprojectediolded, overhanging and archedposition.

' 2. Aga'rment hanger offfiberb oard through out," comprising a hat body portion having an jintegral hook-projecting from one edge thereof intermediate 'its'ends said hook lying in the 1 plane of'the bo'dy'portion and being of sufiicientl portions der wings projecting from said edge portions,

said wings being provided withseries of interruptedscore lines whereby the wings may be bent into curved formationextending away from I the plane of the bodyportion, the body portion adjacent the opposite edge having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip foldably associated with the body portion at the lower edge of the slot of less breadththan the slot and foldable out of the the flap in itspro'jecte'd, folded, overhanging and arched position. i i Y 3. A garment hanger; comprising a flat body a jecting angular position to provide a ledge at slot toan' outwardly projecting angular position to provide a ledge at thelower edge of the slot,

' i adeformable flapfoldablyassociated with said opposite edge of the body portion and projectablef in folded and deformed conditionthrough said slot and over the folded strip to provide agarment bar; the inner portion of the flap being fold i able angularlygrelative toythe plane of the; body portion and" the outer portion of the fiap'being v stepped at its ends being provided "with a" l series ofinterrupted {scorelinesto facilitate"- V deformation ofithe 'same intoarched formation} the latter portiongconstituting a, substantial).

l i bverhang relative to the foldedstripiandvcow the lower edge of the slot,a deformable flap foldably associated with said opposite edge of the body portionand projectable in folded and del formed condition through" said slot-and over the folded striptoprovide a garment banthe inner 3 portion of the flapbeingfoldable angularlyj relav tive to the plane of the body portionfand the V M l v outer portion of the flap being steppedtat its ends, the latter portionconstitutinga. substani, Y

. tial overhang relative-to the foldedfstrip', and y cooperating means at the ends prime slotjand 4 at the'stepped ends ofthe flap to releasablyelock V projected, folded, overhanging" operating means at the ends of the slotand at the stepped fendsiof the flap to releasably lock 

